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| - While I'm a Starwood regular, this is the first time I stay at a W. And I must say, I was sold on the spot.
You'll truly appreciate the chicness of the W brand when you glance around and notice the glaring modern decoration, ambient neon lighting, and overpowering shapes and colors that truly take you to a "modern luxe" lifestyle. Somehow, this brand was able to encapsulate the ideal lifestyle I want for myself.
The rooms are quite different from the regular hotel layout. Everything is open and the bed is the centerpiece of the room. No corridors, no inner doors, nothing. You'll step from your bed onto the bathroom "area", which is a flowing open space. Personally, I think every room should be laid out like this.
I didn't have time to peruse all of the hotel's facilities, but the lobby+bar is where you want to hang out, as well as the upper patio by the pool, "Wet" I believe it's called. Great vibe, great drinks, great people. The gym, however, was cramped and left much to be desired, even for a hotel. Negative points for that.
Distinguishing factor: hip parties on the weekends that really define the hotel, and make the W brand come alive. They also had a "fake" ice skating rink on the patio.
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